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Watercolors

11,528 works

Pen and brown wash drawing of two robed men beside a seated beggar in a vaulted colonnaded temple interior.

Peter and John at the Temple Gate

Attributed to Willem Drost, 1626/69

Pencil and watercolor west elevation of a Gothic Revival church with red brick, rose window, and tall bell tower with spire.

West Elevation of an Unidentified Church

William Butterfield, 19th century

Watercolor of a man reclining in a study beside a laid breakfast table, with a black dog, crossed swords on the wall.

A Bachelor in His Study (The Sportsman's Breakfast)

J. Buttfield, late 19th century

Loose watercolor and pencil study of a sunlit landscape with storm clouds, distant spires, and a small chapel by the water.

Composition study for "The Arthurian Round Table and the Fable of the Seat Perilous," the third in a series of fiftee…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1893

Watercolor sketch of a woman working at a churn beside a seated man in a blue coat on stone steps.

Woman churning butter, man in Revolutionary dress watching - (unidentified illustration)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pen and watercolor design of two draped women holding a child's hands in a garden, inside an octagonal blue-bordered frame.

Design for a Porcelain Platter

Leroux, 1777

Sketch of three women at a market, one seated by a cart of green produce, others carrying baskets, in charcoal and pastel.

Market Women

Henri-Gabriel Ibels, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of armored warriors on horseback, with a bearded man lifting a nude body amid a battle.

Menelaus Holding the Body of Patroclus

After Giulio Pippi, called Giulio Romano, n.d.

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a standing woman in a long yellow and blue dress, hands at her waist.

Sketch of a woman (dressed in yellow) - costume study for a play?

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor sketch of a figure in a blue coat and hat beside stone steps and a wall, surrounded by green trees.

Sketch for "The Vicar," from The Quiet Life (book published by Harper in 1890 and 1899, previously published in Harpe…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1890

Watercolor design of a covered dish with a fish net pattern, koi fish, and water lilies, with a top view of the lid.

Design for a Covered Dish in the "Service au Filet" (Fish Net Ware), Maison J. Vieillard et Cie, Bordeaux

Amédée de Caranza, 1875-85

Watercolor study of a knight in a red cloak riding a dark horse through green grass, with sketched figures beside him.

Galahad Departs, study for The Quest of the Holy Grail (series of fifteen paintings for the Boston Public Library, co…

Edwin Austin Abbey

Abstract watercolor and pencil composition with yellow, red, pink, and blue washes and dark brown ridges.

Forms

Fritz Stuckenberg, 1922

Watercolor title page with stone archway, classical urn column and overgrown trees, lettered Lea Castle plans and elevations.

Title Page to a Group of Plans, Elevations and Scenic Interiors of Lea Castle, Worcestershire, Containing a View of N…

John Carter, 1816

Watercolor elevation of a crenellated castle with towers, arched windows and a central gateway, in muted brown and grey tones

South Aspects of Lea Castle, Worcestershire, Great Court

John Carter, ca. 1816

Watercolor elevation drawing of two castle facades with crenellated towers and ivy, labeled north and west aspects.

North Aspects of Lea Castle and West Aspect of Wolverly, Cookly, Worcestershire

John Carter, ca. 1816

Watercolor interior of a Gothic bower with stained glass windows, a seated woman in white, and a framed portrait on the wall.

Lea Castle, Worcestershire, View in Bower, looking North

John Carter, ca. 1816

Watercolor interior of a picture room with a Gothic vaulted ceiling, framed paintings on walls, and arched doorways.

Lea Castle, Worcestershire, Picture Room, Looking West

John Carter, ca. 1816

Ink and wash drawing of a grand church interior with receding arches, Corinthian columns and coffered vaults.

The Interior of Saint Peter's, Rome

Unknown artist, first quarter 17th century

Watercolor of a Gothic library interior with a seated reader, bookcases, a globe, and tall arched windows.

Lea Castle, View in the Library, Looking East

John Carter, ca. 1816

Watercolor of a man in a top hat and blue coat carrying two metal oil containers on a yoke across his shoulders.

The Oil Merchant

Nicolino Calyo, 1840

Grey wash drawing of a medieval-style great hall with timber vaulted ceiling, arcade, fireplace and figures in period dress.

Lea Castle, Worcestershire, View in the Great Hall, Looking West

John Carter, ca. 1816

Watercolor and pencil view of a Gothic-vaulted dining room with framed paintings, a fireplace, and a long table.

Lea Castle, Worcestershire, Dining Room Looking South

John Carter, ca. 1816

Watercolor of a vaulted ante-room with a hanging chandelier, a statue in a central niche, and arched doorways.

Lea Castle, Worcestershire, View in Ante-room, Looking North

John Carter, ca. 1816

Watercolor interior of a Gothic ante-saloon with a vaulted, painted ceiling, arched recesses, a tiled floor, and a central do

Lea Castle, Worcestershire, Ante-saloon, Looking North

John Carter, ca. 1816

Watercolor drawing of a domed saloon with arched stained-glass windows, pink sofa, framed paintings and patterned carpet.

Lea Castle, Worcestershire, Saloon, Looking North

John Carter, ca. 1816

Watercolor interior showing a woman in a pink gown reclining on a sofa in a striped room beside a flower vase.

Woman in Pink Reclining on a Canape

Theodore Lebrun, 1819

Pen and wash drawing of the Marriage at Cana banquet with seated guests, servants, musicians and stone water jars under an ar

Marriage at Cana

Andreas Goeding, 1619

Sketch of Ferdinand Marinus

Félicien Rops, c. 1857

Pen and grey wash drawing of a bearded artist in a studio with a globe, palette, statue, and landscape painting.

The Artist in His Studio

Ruprecht Bartz, 1636